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Rendalen Kommune
The Bull Museum in Rendalen. We take you back to the 19th century, with fantastic folk tales written by Jacob B Bull.
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You are now at the old parsonage in Øvre Rendal, where the author Jacob Breda Bull grew up. The farm, originally named Vangen before it became a parsonage, is now a museum. In the beautiful garden surrounding the parsonage, you will find the horse Vesleblakken from Bull's famous rural tales buried. Also buried here are the dogs Haktor and Ajaks, who were involved in the dramatic tale of the wolf fight. Rendalen became its own parish in 1741, having previously belonged to Åmot. It was the priest C. W. Schultze who began building the parsonage in 1747. A new parsonage was later built on Bergset, and the old parsonage was sold to private owners in 1880. Bull drew sketches of how the house was furnished, and many of the furniture pieces that are there today are original. The buildings deteriorated and most were demolished. Only the main building and the storehouse remained when the municipality bought the property in 1920. The Bull Museum, as it appears today, also includes the old Berger school, which was built in 1899 as a spacious, light, and modern school building according to the standards of the time. It served as a school until 1939, and later functioned as a residence and industrial premises. Today, the school building houses a museum, café, meeting rooms, toilet facilities, and a country store. The museum also hosts a school exhibition, which was upgraded and further developed in 2021. In 2020, the school building underwent extensive renovation, and a winter garden, toilet facilities, and a new kitchen were added. The museum also offers food and drink services during the summer season.